Chapter 313 The game is over and everyone is still alive (continued)
In the eyes of ordinary people, this war has come to its final conclusion. They directed their hatred towards the shameful Holy Alliance, which had reaped the fruits of victory at the last moment. They didn't even think of the tens of millions of warriors who had helplessly lost their lives in this great battle. They howled slogans of revenge and the crowd was excited. This is the tragedy of civilians. They are always short-sighted and good at forgetting. In a sense, they are also the group that is easiest to deceive. It makes people lament their poor ignorance and at the same time feel sympathy.
However, in the eyes of some people, this war reveals many strange mysteries. For example, the two commanders who were looking at Bo Jiangang coldly at this moment. The ordinary people could not see the changes brought about after this battle, but Thomas and Douglas, as commanders of the Alliance Army, quickly found the shadow of the Charno people from various clues. Especially when they learned through secret channels that Charno's young Free Army commander had secretly contacted the Holy Alliance and provided a complete set of design drawings for the new starship, the facts hidden under the fog gradually changed. Gotta be cheerful.
"Bo Jiangang, is this the cooperation you promised? Are you uniting with the Holy Alliance to stab your allies in the back?" Douglas asked with a sarcastic face,
Bo Jiangang turned a deaf ear to Douglas's question. He filled the goblet in his hand as if nothing had happened and drank it down again. Today's victory was indeed worthy of his swig. Thomas Wang stopped the manic Douglas who seemed to be tearing Bo Jiangang into pieces, and stared at Bo Jiangang closely, "Bo Jiangang, we need an explanation, the alliance needs an explanation!"
"I have nothing to explain about this war, and Charno has nothing to explain. Charno has already handed over the army command to the theater command, and I, Charno's chief of staff, have always been here. Under house arrest by the Alliance?¡±
"Then how do you explain the fact that the Holy Alliance obtained a complete set of design drawings for a new starship? I'm afraid you have designed all of this a long time ago." Douglas said coldly,
"First, I have long said that those starships were delivered to the Free Army, and the Charno Military Department has no direct jurisdiction over them; second, there is no provision in the agreement that we shall not disclose the starships to third parties. Technology. What¡¯s more, I don¡¯t have the intelligence that the general thinks!¡±
Douglas was speechless for a moment. When the agreement was signed, who would have thought that Charno, who was already in trouble, would open up the technology related to new starships to their enemies. To be precise, both he and the old Marshal Thomas Wang made mistakes when it came to signing the agreement. They underestimated the new starship developed by the Charno people. Later, when the data report provided by the scientific advisory group came in, they realized their mistake. However, at this time, they also hoped that after obtaining the entire ship provided by Charno, the country's Academy of Sciences would be able to crack the relevant technology of the starship. Moreover, at that time, it seemed that Charno was at the end of his rope, and the two even hoped that continued pressure from the empire would force Charno to disclose relevant technical parameters and design drawings to them. Now it seems that doing so is completely wrong.
"Then the alliance battle"
"Sir Douglas," Bo Jiangang interrupted Douglass unceremoniously, "I want to reiterate again, Charno is Charno, and the Charno Free Army is the Charno Free Army. The two are Completely different concepts. The former is Charno's official army, and the latter is a voluntary army formed by civilians. I would also like to remind you that what we signed is not a military alliance agreement. You may have forgotten this. And with all due respect , I have read the battlefield records of the Second Battle. I don¡¯t think that the emergence of the Holy Alliance caused the defeat of the Alliance. It was precisely their appearance that saved the face of the Alliance. The Parliament can pass all the responsibilities to the Holy Alliance without hanging. Thinking hard about how to explain to the angry people why the Second Alliance failed again."
"You" Douglas was speechless. As Bo Jiangang said, even without the appearance of the Holy Alliance, the Alliance expeditionary force was already defeated. This is an indisputable fact.
Now, as the two major alliances launch an invasion war against the Holy Alliance mainland at the same time, the Holy Fleet that intervened in the alliance battle has also rushed back to the country. Taking this opportunity, the Alliance Army took the opportunity to regain actual control of the two space gates. The Imperials also recovered the two space gates they lost. The only difference from before the war was that half of the Tianlun Five Stars were currently occupied by the two major alliances. However, the situation at this time was relatively mild. After experiencing heavy losses, both sides maintained great restraint and had no intention of starting another war in the short term.
Not only that, with the end of the second battle, the interstellar situation has also undergone earth-shaking changes. The Charno theater is no longer the core of the war, and the focus of attention gradually shifts from Charno to the war in the Holy Alliance.??At this moment, the initiative in the Charno war zone is neither in the hands of the Democratic Alliance nor the Imperial Alliance. On the contrary, it falls in the hands of the Charno people. Although the two major alliances still retain a sufficiently powerful strategic deterrent force in the Tianlun planetary system, they cancel each other out and contain each other, making it impossible to use them at all.
The huge fleet under Yi Lexiang who defeated Jiali near the "Magellan Space Gate" does not seem to have suffered major losses. There is news that this fleet still maintains strong attack power and complete fleet deployment. Not only that, the battle Afterwards, they also captured a large number of Imperial starships. To a certain extent, the strength of the Charno Free Army rose instead of falling. In this regard, both Thomas King and Douglas were quite curious about the details of the "Magellan's War" that the Imperials had not disclosed.
While the two commanders were questioning Bo Jiangang, Yi Lexiang, who had gained the power of victory, was leading his huge fleet to recover the planets that had fallen to the enemy one by one, invincible; but the Imperials were retreating all the way. , heard the sound and ran away. At this moment, the Republic of Charno has long been transformed into a sea of ??joy. The fanatical people held mass demonstrations to celebrate the victory and regain the lost territory. The underground resistance movement in the enemy-occupied areas is flourishing like mushrooms after a spring rain. To put it bluntly, the names of the Free Army and Yi Lexiang are very popular in Charno.
On the other hand, the two major alliances, due to their own internal pressure, had to focus on the Holy Alliance and had no time to take into account the great changes that had taken place in Charno. There is even news that the imperial people's secret envoy is also seeking ways to have secret contact with Yi Lexiang. All evidence shows that Charno is gradually growing into a military force that cannot be underestimated in this interstellar war.
Thomas King was probably a little tired after venting his anger. After all, he was already in his twilight years and his energy was not as good as before. He sat down on the sofa opposite Bo Jiangang, took out a clean water glass from the table and poured himself a glass of pure water. His body no longer allowed him to drink strong alcoholic beverages. After drinking half a glass of water in one breath, Thomas placed the water glass in his hand heavily on the table. At this moment, the previous anger was no longer visible on his face. On the contrary, Thomas's face showed a trace of nostalgia and indescribable , an unknown smile. The heavy sound of the water glass attracted the eyes of Bo Jiangang and Douglas, who were facing each other like cockfighting cocks, to Thomas Wang. The leisurely smile on Thomas Wang's face made them even more confused, and they looked at each other subconsciously. After one glance, they immediately realized the conflict that had occurred before. After groaning a few times, they each sat back in their seats.
"Yi Lexianghehe, I really underestimated this young man! What a wonderful game of chess!" Thomas Wang drank the water in the cup, as if the water in his cup was not tasteless. Rather, it is a fine wine that has been buried for many years, which is endlessly memorable!
"Chess is indeed a good game, but the methods are a bit despicable!" Douglas snorted, expressing his disdain.
Thomas Wang burst into laughter. Previously, like Douglas, he believed that what the Charno people did was a betrayal in a certain sense. Just calm down and think about it carefully, it seems that this is not the case!
"Douglas, how do you think this young man is despicable?" Thomas raised his hand to stop him from retorting, and Bo Jiangang asked with a smile,
"He" Douglas didn't expect Thomas to ask a question suddenly, and was speechless for a moment. He pondered for a moment, then took out the goblet, poured himself a glass of clear liquor, and drank it all in one gulp.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Charno did not do anything treacherous. As Bo Jiangang said, there was no military agreement signed between the three countries, and the Holy Alliance appeared when the Alliance was about to be defeated. Regardless of whether the Holy Alliance appeared or not, the outcome of the Alliance expeditionary force's defeat was irreversible. To blame, it can only be blamed on the alliance for underestimating the imperial people's combat power, and not being able to rely on its own combat power.
"But the purpose of the Alliance sending troops is to rescue Charno. This is always a fact."
"Is that true?" Bo Jiangang sneered, "Why didn't you send troops a few years ago? If the alliance had sent troops at that time, it could have blocked the Imperial Alliance from Charno. But now," Bo Jiangang said fiercely. Slapping the table, "Charno has long been riddled with holes and exhausted. Two-thirds of the star field has been lost. Countless people and planets have fallen into the hands of enemies. Countless soldiers have shed blood on the battlefield. What? Now that I see Charno, he is still hiding in secret. If we lose our troops, you can't sit still? If we were really friends, would you do such a thing to add insult to injury?"
"That's the Alliance Parliament" Douglas protested,
"In the eyes of the Charno people, what's the difference between the Alliance Council and the Alliance? Has the general forgotten the tragedy of the Battle of Death Valley?"